Rakesh Kumar Verma v. Sakshi Sharan
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, MJC No. 201 of 2024, decided 01-08-2024 by Rajiv Roy, J. Husband's petition to transfer Divorce Case No. 173 of 2023 from Family Court, Sitamarhi to Family Court, Muzaffarpur dismissed. Wife's ground for filing at Sitamarhi (father mentally ill after 2019 accident, cared for at maternal grandparents' home; husband giving no monetary support) held justified; husband's grounds (marriage/witnesses at Muzaffarpur, apprehension of trouble) unsupported — counsel unable to name a single witness. Parties: Rakesh Kumar Verma v. Sakshi Sharan. No statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
The opposite party's ground for filing Divorce Case No. 173 of 2023 before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Sitamarhi is justified: her father met with an accident in 2019 and became mentally ill, she cannot afford to move from Sitamarhi to Muzaffarpur alone, and the petitioner himself has stated he is not supporting her by way of any monetary benefit.